Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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incidental | Yes | Yes | No | No |
collateral | Yes | Yes | No | No |
incidental (noun) | collateral (noun) |
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an item that is incidental | a security pledged for the repayment of a loan |
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified |
incidental (adjective) | collateral (adjective) |
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(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence | descended from a common ancestor but through different lines |
not of prime or central importance | situated or running side by side |
occurring with or following as a consequence | additional but secondary; auxiliary; |
occurring with or following as a consequence | |
serving to support or corroborate |